Fantasy Basketball Adds and Drops for Thursday: Bridges, Allen, and More

Let's look at another round of fantasy basketball waiver wire adds and possible drop candidates!

Here are articles we put together on Monday and Tuesday. On Wednesday, we looked at the best and worst fantasy matchups - check that article out too!

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Drops

Mikal Bridges - New York Knicks

Bridges is currently rostered in about 85% of fantasy basketball leagues, after being in nearly every league earlier this season.

For a second straight game, Bridges only played about 17 minutes on Wednesday. He has tallied six points, six rebounds, three assists and steals and a block over his past two games combined.

He is averaging just 5.9 points, 3.2 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.5 blocks per game over 24.4 minutes. Most of those are career-low marks, and it's really come out of nowhere.

For now, Bridges doesn't really have any business being rostered in a standard league. I understand wanting to hold him and expect a bounceback later in the season, but I'd be fine moving on from him today, then picking him back up if he ever settles in. Most fantasy teams cannot afford to stash Bridges through his early-season struggles, so outside deeper leagues, he's one to possibly drop today.

Isaiah Collier - Utah Jazz

Collier is sitting at about 22% rostered right now. He had jumped from 8% to 23%, but is now starting to trend back down.

He continues to come off the bench for Utah, and sporadic playing time is making his fantasy production wildly inconsistent. Collier is averaging 7.2 points, 4.1 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 0.3 steals over 16 minutes a contest so far.

Collier has produced pretty well while on the court, but he's not playing enough to be a consistent fantasy asset. That makes him droppable in most leagues.

His value will fluctuate as his numbers go up and down this season, so be ready to add and drop him throughout the season. Basically, treat him like a deep-league streamer while he's coming off the bench.

Aaron Nesmith - Indiana Pacers

Nesmith is owned in about 23% of leagues right now. He picked up a knee injury on Wednesday, so he's being dropped a bit today.

He managed just two points and one rebound and assist over 22 minutes of action before leaving last night's game, so that doesn't help his cause either. Nesmith is starting, but his production is all over the place.

Over 25.2 minutes a night in 10 games (nine starts), Nesmith is averaging 11.7 points, 2.2 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.3 blocks per game. So really, his fantasy production is mostly coming on scoring, which isn't the best thing either.

He's one to add and drop in deeper leagues as his production fluctuates this season. Right now, he's not worth holding, especially if that knee injury holds him out for a bit.

Adds 

Ryan Kalkbrenner and Grayson Allen - Charlotte Hornets

Kalkbrenner is up to 12% owned, after being below 6% three days ago. Allen is up to 68% rostered, which is his highest mark of the season so far - he's up from 54% four days ago.

Kalkbrenner has started two straight games for Charlotte. He played 21 minutes in the first game, then logged 35 minutes in his last appearance. He combined for 12 points, 20 rebounds, three assists and blocks and one steal in those contests.

He's taking advantage of injuries on the team, especially the one to Moussa Diabate. As long as he's out, Kalkbrenner's role and production could be higher.

That makes him a streaming option for the time being, and that could go for all leagues based on what he's shown while starting. He's a better deep-league option, but in a pinch, he could be tried in standard leagues too. Be watching Diabate's status and react accordingly with Kalkbrenner.

Allen is taking advantage of injuries as well, with the absences of Kon Knueppel, Brandon Miller and Dennis Schroder opening some minutes for him.

Allen has started the past two games as well, combining for 27 points (all in one game), six rebounds, nine assists and three steals while playing 22 and 34 minutes. He is averaging 15.3 points, 3 assists, 2.8 rebounds, 0.7 steals and 0.4 blocks over 26.6 minutes a game in his 11 games (just two starts).

He's a decent fantasy asset coming off the bench, and his value ticks up when he's starting like he is now. Allen is another streaming option for the time being, and he could be tried in all leagues as well, even though he's a better deep-league option.

Kevin Huerter - Detroit Pistons

Huerter has jumped to about 17% rostered today. He was below 3% just four days ago.

He has combined for 36 points over his past two games. He's averaging 8.8 points per game over 23.1 minutes a night overall. Huerter coming off the bench leaves him as a better deep-league option, but when he's scoring more, he's worth adding and utilizing.

Huerter is averaging 2.5 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1 block and 0.9 steals over his 10 games played so far, so it's mostly the points that are driving his fantasy value. Still, there's value to capitalize on.

He's one to stream until his scoring dips off again. Give him a chance starting tonight against the Wizards.